Combination pennant and flag holder



March 18 1924. 1,487,008

W. L. BLACK COMBINATION PENNANT AND FLAG HOLDER Filed Oct. 9,. 1922 M ATTORNEY.

WILL L. BLACK, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

COMBINATION PENNANT AND FLAG HOLDER.

Application filed October 9, 1922. Serial No. 593,171.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. BLACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte 6 and State of Kansas, have invented a certain new and useful'Improvement in Combination Pennant and Flag Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combination pennant and flag holder.

It relates particularly to a holder adapted to be fastened to and supported by the filling tube of an automobile.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a holder of the kind described, which will support flags and will also sup port in an extended position a pennant, which is simple, cheap to make, durable, not liable to get out of order, which comprises a flag holding standard having means for attachment to a filling tube and a pennant holding member arranged for ready attachment to and detachment from the standard, whereby the holder may be disassembled for storing or shipping.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanyin drawing, which illustrates the preferred form of my invention,

Fig. -1 is a perspective view of my improved pennant holder shown assembled in operative position on a filling tube, the latter being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 "is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the-holder taken at the rear of the standard.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pennant supporting member, detached from the standard.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the curved line H of Fig. 2. j

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the difierent views.

doubled The standard comprises a wire 1 on itself and formed at its upper end into a loop 2 the upper end of which is formed into an upwardly facing recess 3. The wire 1, below the loop 2 is formed into an oblong loop 4 which provides a transverse hole through the standard. -The wire 1 above and below the loop 4 may be twisted, as shown. The lower ends of the wire are formed into two arcuate arms 5 adapted to embrace a filling tube 6 of an automobile radiator. The ends of the wire 1 are formed respectively into two eyes 7 adapted'to receive therethrough a screw 8 provided with a nut 9 by which the arms 5 are forced to a position in which they will clamp the filling tube.

The loop 2 at opposite sides of the recess 3 may be provided with eyes 10 formed in the loop and adapted to res ectively receive flag sticks 11, the lower en s of which may be inserted respectively in recesses 12 rovided at the inner sides of a flaring p ate 13 doubled on itself and provided at its lower end with a tubular portion 14 through, which the standard 1 extends. A bolt 15 extends through the doubled plate 13 and plate 13 in position on the standard.

'The pennant supporting member comprises, preferably, a V shaped resilient wire, the forward end of the lower arm 18 of which is formed into an oblong loop 19 which is wider than and bears against the rear side of the loop 4, the latter forming a transverse hole through the standard through which extends a central forwardly extending portion 20 of the loop 19.

The upper arm 21 of the pennant supporting member is adapted to rest in the recess 3, and is provided at its forward end with a downwardly projecting extension 22, the free end of which is adapted to be inserted through the loop 19 at the rear of the forwardly extending portion 20, the extension 22, at the time being disposed for- Ward of the standard 1, as shown in Fig. 1. In operating the invention, the arms 5 are clamped to the filling tube 6, by the bolt 8 and the nut 9. The arms 21of the pennant supporting member is then mounted in the recess 3 and the portion 20 of the loop 19 is inserted through the loop 4 of the standard, after which the extension 22 has its lower end inserted through the loop 19 at the rear of the portion 20. The pennant supporting member will thus be held securely fastened to the standard and will extend rearwardly therefrom and may have fastened to it, in any suitable manner,- a pennant 23, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Flag .sticks 11 may then be inserted through the eyes 10 and into the recesses 12 respectively.

To remove the pennant supporting member from the standard, it is but necessary to spring the arm 21 upwardly out of the recess 3, so as to withdraw the extension 22 out of the loop 19. a

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as many modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my'invention.

What I claim is:--

1. A pennant and flag holdercomprising a standard having a recess facing upwardly and having a transverse hole below said recess, and a pennant supporting member having two arms, one of which at its forward end has a loop adapted for insertion through said hole, the other arm being adapted to rest in said recess and provided at its forward end with'an extension adapted to be releasably inserted through said loop forward of said standard, for holding the pennant supporting member in operative position on said standard, substantially as set forth.

2. A pennantand flag holder comprising a standard having means at its upper portion for supporting flags and provided at its upper end with an upwardly facing recess, and provided below said recess with a transverse hole, and a resilient V-shaped pennant supporting member, the forward end of one arm of which has a loop adapted for removable insertion through said hole, the forward end of the other arm of said member having an extension adapted to be releasably inserted in said loop forward of.

the standard, the last named arm'being 1 ,as'roos adapted to rest in said recess, substantially as set forth.

3. A pennant and flag holder comprising a standard having at its upper end an upwardly facing recess and provided below said recess with a transverse hole, and a V-shaped resilient supporting member for a pennant, one arm of which at its forward end has a loop of greater width than said hole, the loop having a portion adapted for insertion through said hole, the other arm being adapted to rest in said recess and having at its forward end an extension adapted to be inserted through'said loop portion when the latter extends forwardly through said hole, substantially as set forth.

4. A pennant and flag holder comprising a standard consisting of a wire twisted upon itself and formed into two loops one below the other, the upper loop having its upper side formed into an upwardly facing recess, and a resilient V-shaped wire pennant supporting member, one arm of which at its forward end is formed into a loop wider than said lower loop and having a forward portion adapted to be extended through thelo-wer loop of the standard, the other arm of said member being adapted to rest in said recess and having at its forward'end an extension adapted for insertion through said forward loop portion forward of the standard, for holding 'said loop portion from rearward withdrawal through said lower loop of the standard, substantially as set forth.

- In testimony whereof I have signed my named to this specification.

WILLIAM L. BLACK, 

